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呼吸

hū xī · hu xi

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HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to breathe
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  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，我们(wǒmen)一起(yīqǐ)深(shēn)呼吸(hūxī)。

    Come on, let us take a deep breath together.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，吸气(xīqì)——呼气(hūqì)——

    OK, breathe in, breathe out.

  3. Dengdeng

    慢慢(mànmàn)呼吸(hūxī)，你(nǐ)会(huì)觉得(juéde)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)。

    Breathe slowly and you will feel comfortable.

  4. Liangliang

    嗯(ēn)，真的(zhēnde)很(hěn)舒服(shūfu)……我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)好(hǎo)困(kùn)。

    Hm, it really is comfortable... I am so sleepy now.

  5. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)你(nǐ)呼吸(hūxī)得(de)很(hěn)慢(màn)，快(kuài)睡着(shuìzháo)了(le)！

    Because you breathe so slowly, you are almost asleep!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)屏(bǐng)住(zhù)了(le)呼(hū)吸(xī)等(děng)待(dài)着(zhe)。

I held my breath and waited.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sunnywqing · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

您(nín)现(xiàn)已(yǐ)切(qiē)换(huàn)至(zhì)手(shǒu)动(dòng)呼(hū)吸(xī)模(mó)式(shì)。

You are now breathing manually.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by nickyeow · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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